202 2nd Avenue South • Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 | bentonhistorykeeper@gmail.com
Benton County Historical Society & Museum Sauk Rapids, Minnesota — Est. 1873

Preserving Benton County's Heritage Since 1949

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Welcome to the Benton County Historical Society & Museum

Preserving the stories, artifacts, and heritage of Benton County, Minnesota since 1949.

View of the Residence and Granite Quarry of L. Robinson Sr.
View of the Residence & Granite Quarry of L. Robinson, Sr.,
Sauk Rapids, Benton Co., Minn.

📅  Today in History

United States

• 1613 Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down

• 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate

Minnesota

• Minnesota has 6,564 rivers and streams.

• Minnesota designated an official state fire museum in 2023.

Benton County

• Sauk Rapids was separately organized as a village in 1881.

• Benton was one of only three original Minnesota counties officially opened to settlers.

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Location 202 2nd Avenue South Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Hours Tue – Fri   10am – 4pm Closed on legal holidays
Phone 320-253-9614 By appointment

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